Intel Core i5-1240P vs MediaTek MT8392

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-1240P CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8392
Intel Core i5-1240P MediaTek MT8392

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-1240P or MediaTek MT8392 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-1240P has 12 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-1240P was released in Q1/2022.

The MediaTek MT8392 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8392 was released in Q1/2014.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21) CPU group MediaTek MT83xx A7 (6)
12 Generation 1
Alder Lake U Architecture Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-1340P Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-1240P has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-1240P is 1.70 GHz (4.40 GHz) while the MediaTek MT8392 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8392 is at 2.00 GHz.

Intel Core i5-1240P Characteristic MediaTek MT8392
12 Cores 8
16 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz (4.40 GHz)
4x Golden Cove
A-Core 2.00 GHz
8x Cortex-A7
1.20 GHz (3.30 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-1240P Characteristic MediaTek MT8392
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-1240P or MediaTek MT8392 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) GPU ARM Mali-450 MP4
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.70 GHz
13 GPU Generation Utgard
10 nm Technology 28nm
4 Max. displays 1
80 Compute units 4
640 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 DirectX Version 0

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) GPU ARM Mali-450 MP4
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-1240P can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The MediaTek MT8392 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i5-1240P Characteristic MediaTek MT8392
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
9.00 MB L2 Cache --
12.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
28 PCIe lanes --
55.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-1240P is 28 W, while the MediaTek MT8392 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-1240P Characteristic MediaTek MT8392
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
64 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-1240P is manufactured in 10 nm and has 21.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT8392 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-1240P Characteristic MediaTek MT8392
10 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1744 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2022 Release date Q1/2014
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-1240P (100%)
MediaTek MT8392 (6%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-1240P (100%)
MediaTek MT8392 (4%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-1240P Intel Core i5-1240P
12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1564 (100%)
MediaTek MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
95 (6%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-1240P Intel Core i5-1240P
12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
8550 (100%)
MediaTek MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
330 (4%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-1240P Intel Core i5-1240P
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.30 GHz
1611 (100%)
MediaTek MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
ARM Mali-450 MP4 @ 0.70 GHz
42 (3%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-1240P Intel Core i5-1240P
12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
98 (100%)
MediaTek MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-1240P Intel Core i5-1240P
12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
630 (100%)
MediaTek MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-1240P Intel Core i5-1240P
12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1688 (100%)
MediaTek MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-1240P Intel Core i5-1240P
12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
11268 (100%)
MediaTek MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-1240P Intel Core i5-1240P
12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
2102 (100%)
MediaTek MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-1240P Intel Core i5-1240P
12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
7577 (100%)
MediaTek MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-1240P Intel Core i5-1240P
12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
17451 (100%)
MediaTek MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-1240P MediaTek MT8392
Unknown Unknown

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